Materials in this collection include items related to the merger of the La Crosse City Health Department and the La Crosse County Health Department. Background materials and correspondence are included.

Papers from various groups studying or involved in the merger are part of this collection. Those papers include membership lists and other papers from the City/County Liaison Committee; minutes, resolutions, and ordinances from the La Crosse County Board; and minutes and reports from the La Crosse County Health Department Implementation Committee. Other materials from the La Crosse County Health Department include budget materials (1982-1983) and an organization chart (1982).

Other items are a La Crosse County Nursing Service Department summary, miscellaneous papers, and materials from the Visiting Nurse Association.

Related materials include materials pertaining to the mergers of city/county health departments in other Wisconsin counties, a report from the Western Wisconsin Health Systems Agency, Inc., and related Wisconsin Statutes.